Stevens alumnus Thomas A. Corcoran joins LaBarge, Inc. Board of Directors
HOBOKEN, N.J. — LaBarge, Inc. announced today that a Stevens Institute of Technology alumnus and Board of Trustees member, Thomas A. Corcoran, has joined the Company's board of directors. Corcoran is president of Corcoran Enterprises, LLC, a private management consulting firm, and serves as senior advisor to The Carlyle Group,a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm.
Prior to joining The Carlyle Group as senior advisor, Corcoran, 60, served as president and chief executive officer for Gemini Air Cargo, Inc. and Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated. He previously spent 32 years at Lockheed Martin Corporation and its predecessor companies where he held various senior management positions, including president and chief operating officer for the corporation's Space and Strategic Missiles, and Electronics Systems sectors.
“Tom Corcoran is an outstanding example of where a Stevens Institute of Technology education can take one in life,” said Stevens President Harold J. Raveche. “We are proud to call him both an alumnus and a trustee of our institution.”
Corcoran earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the GE Manufacturing Management Program. He has an honorary doctorate from Stevens. In addition to serving on the Stevens board, he serves on the boards of directors of publicly traded L-3 Communications Corporation, REMEC, Inc., and United Industrial Corporation, as well as privately held Gemini Air Cargo, Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., and Datapath, Inc. Corcoran is also a trustee emeritus at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
“Tom Corcoran’s distinguished career in the defense and aerospace industry, proven business acumen and extensive senior management experience will be a tremendous asset to LaBarge as the Company aggressively pursues its growth goals. I am delighted he is joining the board and look forward to the contributions he will make as a director,” said Chief Executive Officer and President Craig LaBarge.
LaBarge, Inc. is a broad-based provider of electronics to technology-driven companies in diverse markets. The Company provides its customers with sophisticated electronic products through contract design and manufacturing services. Headquartered in St. Louis, LaBarge has operations in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. The Company's Web site may be accessed at www.labarge.com.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University, is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.
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